Tub-holder.



A. G. DULLNIG.

TUB HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED now. 29, 1913.

' 1,094,644. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

, Witnesses lnve n Attorneys ill? ADOLPI-I CLEVELAND DULLNIG, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

TUB-HOLDER.

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T 0 all 207mm it may concern Be it known that I, LDoLrrr C. DULLNIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Tublrlolder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tub holders which are adapted to support tubs at various heights and in a rotatable manner.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stand for the supporting of a tub beneath which a fire may be built and to further provide the tub support with a lower ring upon which the tub may rest so that it will be held against rotation.

A further object is to provide a stand including a horizontally disposed ring to which legs are secured and upon which the tub may directly rest. The stand is further provided with upright arms which are engageable by handles secured to the tub for the supporting of the tub in a rotatable manner and spaced at various heights above the ground.

A. further object is to provide a device characterized by its extreme simplicity, therefore is inexpensive to manufacture and also is effective for the intended purpose.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing accompanying this specification, the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, in which the figure represents in perspective my improved tub holder and illustrating in dotted lines the position occupied by a tub with relation to its supporting structure.

Referring to the drawing in which similar reference numerals denote analogous elements, 1 is a metallic ring or hoop which is held horizontally and spaced a distance above the ground by means of the legs 2. The legs extend downwardly and slightly outwardly and are provided with the offset or outstanding feet 3 at their lower extremities.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 29, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, rare.

Serial No. 798,130.

Two of the legs extend above the horizontal ring 1, the legs being arranged upon opposite sides of the ring and in diametric alinement. The legs which project above the ring include the outwardly extending portions t which extend substantially horizontally and which support the arms 5 thereabove. The arms 5 extend substantially parallel and are positioned in a vertical manner. The arms 5 project for a considerable distance above the horizontal ring 1 and are provided with a. plurality of downwardly extending notches 6 therein and which notches are arranged in pairs so that a rod supported between the notches of each pair would be positioned substantially horizontally.

A split ring 7 is provided at a point diametrically to the split portion thereof with the plate 8 rivetedly secured thereto and from which plate extends the rod 9 which is adapted to fit within and be rotatably held by the notches 6. The outer extremity of the rod 9 is bent downward to form a handle 10. The opposite portion of the split ring 7 is provided with the plates 11 secured to the meeting or adjacent edges thereof and which plates include the outstanding fianges 12. A bolt 13 extends through the flanges 12 and is adapted to draw the same together and at the same time to rigidly engage the flattened end of a rod 14 which is similar to the rod 9 and acts in a similar capacity. The tub 15 illustrated by dotted lines in the drawings is of the conventional type and may be a bucket, wash tub. or allied article. The bolt 13 is adapted to draw the ring 7 into forced contact with the side walls of the tub for the rigid engagement thereof. Although the arms or stand ards 5 have been illustrated in the drawings as including two pairs of notches 6 it will be readily appreciated that the number thereof may be varied as the desires of the user may suggest. It is to be noted however that the lowermost of the notches are spaced above the ring 1 a distance substantially equal to the distance from the split ring 7 to the bottom of the tub so that when the rods 5 are mounted in the lowermost notch the bottom of the tub will rest upon the ring 1 and be supported in a hon-rotatable manner thereby, the rods and notches preventing the tub from shifting in a lateral manner. v

The tub holder herein described is to be used for the boiling of clothes, fruit preserving, or allied household uses and for which purpose a tire may be built beneath the ring 1 and the heat thereof will be properly transmitted to the contents of the tub. Vt hen it is desired. to heatthe contents of the tub in a rapid manner and to the boiling point the rods 5) and 1d are placed in the lowermost notches with the tub resting upon the ring 1. However, should it be desired to maintain the contents of the tub in a luke warm condition or when it is desired to slowly heat the same to or near the boiling temperature, the rods may be placed in some of the more elevated notches with the result that the tub is spaced a greater distance from the fire and therefore will receive a correspondingly less amount of the heat therefrom. The simplicity of the entire construction will appeal to those desiring a useful device and at the same time renders the structure capable of cheap manufacture.

The rotatable .mounting of the tub allows the entire contents of the tub to be emptied in an expeditious manner by merely grasping the handles 10 and rotating the tub through 90 degrees. Also the downwardly extending handless 10 provide for the ready manipulation of the tub and are spaced a sutlicient distance therefrom to prevent the heating thereof, thus allowing the device to be handled with impunity regardless of the height or fierceness of the fire employed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim to be new and original with me is:-

1. A tub holder comprising a ring, legs secured thereto and depending therefrom adapted to support the same in a horizontal manner, two of the said legs arranged in diametric alinement and extending out wardly adjacent the upper surface of the ring and then extending upward in a vertical and parallel manner, said upwardly extending standards providedv with a plu rality of notches, and a split ring provided with rods projecting diametrically therefrom adapted to fit within and be rotatably supported by the said notches, said split ring adapted to engage a circular tub for the supporting of the same above the ground in a rotatable manner. the lowermost of said notches adapted to hold the tub against shifting and supported on the said hori zontally disposed ring.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a ring, legs carried thereby and depending therefrom, outwardlly extending portions carried by the ring, vertical standards carried by the outwardly extending portions, said standards provided with a plurility of notches, a split ring finpiea of this patent may he obtained. for fi adapted to engage the side walls of a tub, means for drawing the adjacent extremities of the split ring together for bringing the same into forced contact for the rigid engagement of and with said tub, and rods extending outwardly from the said split ring and adapted to lit within and be sup ported by the said notches of the standards.

1:3. in a device of the character described, the combination of vertically (llSPOSBCl standards, means r maintaining the same in a verticzl position and in spaced and parallel relation, a split ring, a plate rigidly secured to the said ring diametrically opposed to the split portion thereof, a rod carried by said plate and provided with a downwardly extending handle, said split ring provided with plates rigidly secured to the meeting portions of the split ring, said plates provided with outstanding flanges, means extending through said flanges adapted to vary the diameter of said. split ring, a rod disposed between the outstanding flanges and adapted to be engaged there by, the two mentioned rods adapted to fit within and be rotatably supported by notches provided in the said vertical. standards.

zontally alined notches, a split ring, plates 100 carried by the said ring, means for varying the diameter of said ring, rods rigidly secured to the said ring and projecting diametrically therctrom, said rods adapted to fit within. and be rotatably supported by the 105 notches of the standards, said rods bent down 'ard at their outer extremities to form handles for the manipulation of the said split ring, said split ring adapted to rigidly engage the side walls of a tub the lowermost 110 notches so arranged with respect to the hoop that the tub will rest thereupon when the rods are positioned in the lowermost notches, said rods when so positioned preventing the lateral shifting of the tub when so sup- 1 5 ported.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AEOLPH CLEVELAND DULLMG.

l Vitnesses A. F. DIGUOURTY, A. L. S'rnwanr.

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